- chlorine bleaching
- ˈchlo·rine bleach·ingn no pl CHEM Chlorbleiche f
English-german dictionary. 2013.
English-german dictionary. 2013.
Bleaching of wood pulp — is the chemical processing carried out on various types of wood pulp to decrease the color of the pulp, so that it becomes whiter. The main use of wood pulp is to make paper where whiteness (similar to but not exactly the same as brightness ) is… … Wikipedia
Chlorine — Chlo rine, n. [Gr. ? pale green, greenish yellow. So named from its color. See {Yellow}.] (Chem.) One of the elementary substances, commonly isolated as a greenish yellow gas, two and one half times as heavy as air, of an intensely disagreeable… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Chlorine family — Chlorine Chlo rine, n. [Gr. ? pale green, greenish yellow. So named from its color. See {Yellow}.] (Chem.) One of the elementary substances, commonly isolated as a greenish yellow gas, two and one half times as heavy as air, of an intensely… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chlorine — [klôr′ēn΄, klôr′in] n. [< Gr chlōros, pale green (< IE * ghlō , var. of base * ghel : see YELLOW) + INE3: so named (1810) by DAVY Sir Humphry, who proved it to be an element, for its color] a greenish yellow, poisonous, gaseous chemical… … English World dictionary
Chlorine dioxide — ClO2 redirects here. For the oxoanion with the formula ClO− 2, see chlorite. For the oxycation with the formula ClO2+, see Chloryl. Chlorine dioxide … Wikipedia
chlorine — chlorinous, adj. /klawr een, in, klohr /, n. a halogen element, a heavy, greenish yellow, incombustible, water soluble, poisonous gas that is highly irritating to the respiratory organs, obtained chiefly by electrolysis of sodium chloride brine:… … Universalium
Chlorine — This article is about the chemical element. For the bleach, see Sodium hypochlorite. For the upcoming film, see Chlorine (film). sulfur ← chlorine → argon F ↑ Cl ↓ Br … Wikipedia
chlorine dioxide — noun an explosive gas (ClO2) used chiefly in bleaching paper or starch or soap or flour and in water purification • Hypernyms: ↑dioxide, ↑bleaching agent, ↑bleach, ↑blanching agent, ↑whitener * * * noun also chlori … Useful english dictionary
chlorine water — noun an aqueous solution of chlorine used as a bleaching agent • Hypernyms: ↑solution, ↑bleaching agent, ↑bleach, ↑blanching agent, ↑whitener * * * noun : a yellowish aqueous solution of chlorine used for bleaching … Useful english dictionary
bleaching agent — noun an agent that makes things white or colorless • Syn: ↑bleach, ↑blanching agent, ↑whitener • Derivationally related forms: ↑whiten (for: ↑whitener), ↑bleach ( … Useful english dictionary
chlorine — 1. A greenish, toxic, gaseous element; atomic no. 17, atomic wt. 35.4527; a halogen used as a disinfectant and bleaching agent in the form of hypochlorite or of c. water, because of its oxidizing p … Medical dictionary